A huge backlog at China’s ports could spoil your holiday shopping this year
A coronavirus outbreak in southern China has clogged ports critical to global trade, causing a shipping backlog that could take months to clear and…
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How Russian threats in the 2000s turned this country into the go-to expert on cyber defense
When people like the German Chancellor Angela Merkel or the King of Belgium want to learn more about cybersecurity, they go to Estonia. The Baltic…
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The US must vaccinate most of the country against Covid-19 by winter to avoid more variants, expert says
With the odds stacked against the US reaching the target of 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated by July 4 — a goal set by President Joe…
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El presidente de Colombia dice que el 99% de los bloqueos en el Valle del Cauca están levantados
(CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, dijo la madrugada de este viernes en rueda de prensa que se han levantado el 99% de los…
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These communities remain at high risk for dangerous Covid-19 variants rapidly increasing in US, expert warns
The country continued this week on a path to reopening from the Covid-19 pandemic, with major population centers such as New York and California…
Continue Reading El partido de Fujimori anuncia que presentará pruebas de presuntas irregularidades electorales a organismos internacionales
(CNN Español) — Fuerza Popular, el partido de la candidata a la presidencia de Perú, Keiko Fujimori, anunció el jueves que enviará a organismos…
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Olympic hopes appear to dim for US runner Shelby Houlihan who blames pork in burrito for a 4-year doping ban
US middle-distance runner Shelby Houlihan, who recently learned she has been banned from the sport of track and field for four years following a…
Continue Reading Familias lamentan la pérdida de sus seres queridos que dudaron de la vacuna contra el covid-19
(CNN) — Mike Lewis Jr. estaba en una llamada con el médico el mes pasado cuando escuchó el repentino y frenético pitido de las máquinas. Su…
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“Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ reunion: What we learned from Part I
Let’s start by saying Andy Cohen is a master when it comes to interviewing. Not that we didn’t know that before, but it feels like his…
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Two college students pulled from car by police during last summer’s protests in Atlanta file lawsuit
Two college students who were forcibly removed from their car and tased by police during a civil rights protest in Atlanta last summer filed a…
Continue Reading Deficiencias en la construcción causaron el mortal colapso del metro de la Ciudad de México, según un informe
Ciudad de México (CNN) — Las fallas en la construcción provocaron el colapso de un tramo del metro de la Ciudad de México que dejó 26 personas…
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Olympic dreams for El Paso swimmer Will Licon again ends in heartbreak
OMAHA, Nebraska – The journey to get to the Olympics for El Pasoan Will Licon once again ended in heartbreak. Thursday, at the U.S. Olympic Swimming…
Continue Reading Frank Bonner, who played Herb Tarlek on the TV sitcom ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ dies at age 79
The actor Frank Bonner, best known for his role as an overconfident sales manager in the TV sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Wednesday…
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Putin praises Biden, calling him a ‘professional’ following Geneva summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised US President Joe Biden Thursday, describing him as a “professional” who is “completely…
Continue Reading Estonia is a global leader on all things cyber. Now it’s offering to teach other countries
When people like the German Chancellor Angela Merkel or the King of Belgium want to learn more about cybersecurity, they go to Estonia. The Baltic…
Continue Reading New Nielsen data shows that cable TV reigns supreme, but streaming is gaining fast
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Take a wild guess:…
Continue Reading Olympic hopes appear to dim for U.S. runner Shelby Houlihan who blames pork burrito for a 4-year doping ban
US middle-distance runner Shelby Houlihan, who recently learned she has been banned from the sport of track and field for four years following a…
Continue Reading New national holiday sets off scramble to shut down governments nationwide Friday
States across the country are scrambling to close their government offices Friday after President Joe Biden signed legislation establishing…
Continue Reading A Georgia town is celebrating Juneteenth for the first time in the shadow America’s largest Confederate monument
After decades standing in the shadows of the nation’s largest Confederate monument, a predominantly Black town in Georgia is trying to break…
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St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters last summer plead guilty to misdemeanor charges
The St. Louis couple who made headlines last year for pointing their guns at people protesting near their home pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges,…
Continue Reading Heart inflammation condition looked like heart attack in kids, pediatrician says
The teenaged boys all looked like they were having heart attacks. They complained of chest pain and general discomfort, and tests looked at first as…
Continue Reading ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ actor Frank Bonner dies at age 79, his daughter says
The actor Frank Bonner, best known for his role as an overconfident sales manager in the TV sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Wednesday…
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Texas woman known as ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ celebrates federal holiday
FORT WORTH, Texas — Before Juneteenth became an official federal holiday, 94-year-old Opal Lee was on a mission. “I’m not just…
Continue Reading His cybersecurity firm is working on the Arizona ‘audit’. But people who know him have questions
In recent weeks, GOP lawmakers from at least 16 states have flocked to Phoenix for a first-hand look at a controversial, partisan “audit”…
Continue Reading ¿Quieres comprar bitcoin? Te explicamos cómo invertir en criptomonedas
(CNN Español) — El Salvador se convirtió en el primer paÃs en establecer por ley el Bitcoin como moneda de intercambio y de curso forzado. La…
Continue Reading El retiro de la nacionalidad ecuatoriana a Assange no ha tenido mayor avance
(CNN Español) — El canciller de Ecuador, Mauricio Montalvo, reveló este jueves que «no ha tenido avance» el retiro de la nacionalidad…
Continue Reading The amount of heat the Earth traps has doubled in just 15 years, study shows
The planet is trapping roughly double the amount of heat in the atmosphere than it did nearly 15 years ago, according to an alarming new analysis…
Continue Reading At least one person is dead and a dozen hurt after 8 shootings in West Valley area of metro Phoenix
Four people were shot — one fatally — as a gunman went on a shooting spree in the northwest suburbs of Phoenix on Thursday, police said.…
Continue Reading They work abroad to feed their families. Now they can’t send the money home
Su Thandar Win shows a photo of her 7-year-old son on her phone and a proud smile instinctively spreads across her face. But it soon fades when she…
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Iran’s supreme leader casts ceremonial 1st vote in presidential election tipped in favor of his hard-line protege
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians are voting in a presidential election dominated by a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after…
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